Mysuru: The idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari which was taken from Mysuru Palace to Chamundi hill on October 9 for Dasara inauguration (on October 15), was brought back to Mysuru Palace in a mini procession in a motorised silver-colour chariot on Tuesday morning.
This idol of the Goddess will be placed in the 750 kg golden howdah carried by Elephant Abhimanyu, to which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will offer floral obeisance during the Dasara Jamboo Savari procession today during auspicious Meena lagna between 4.40 pm and 5 pm.
After the pooja by the chief priest of Sri Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill, the procession began around 8.40 am.
The idol of the Goddess was handed over from the temple by the executive officer of Chamundi Hill to the district administration formally.
The nodal officer for this mini procession (from the hill to the Palace), Mysore City Corporation ADC Roopa received the idol of the Goddess officially at the hill.
MP Pratap Simha, Mysuru Mayor Shivakumar launched the procession. A team of Nadaswara, Veda Ghosha and four other folk cultural troupes joined the procession in a lorry.
Mounted cops joined the procession near the entrance arch of hill near Tavarekatte. Four teams of folk art cultural troupes including two teams of Veerabhadra Kunitha, one team of Chande Vaadana, one team of Pooja Kunitha joined the procession.
The procession proceeded via Kurbaralli Circle, Lalitha Mahal road, entered Ittigegoodu on MG road. At Ittigegoodu, as per tradition, pooja was offered near the Sri Sathyanarayanaswamy temple.
The idol of the Goddess was received with a formal pooja at the Jayamarthanda gate of Mysuru Palace. It was taken to the Palace at around 11.15 am. People lined up on either sides of the road to catch a glimpse of the Goddess and offer obeisance.
Published 24 October 2023, 07:26 IST